Model simulation of very low-frequency and low-frequency lightning signal propagation over intermediate ranges

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility

Volumn 51, Issue 3 PART 1, 2009, Pages 519-525

  Shao, Xuan Min ^a   Jacobson, Abram R ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic propagation in dispersive media; Ground wave propagation; Ionospheric electromagnetic propagation; Lightning

Indexed keywords

ARRAY MEASUREMENTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC PROPAGATION IN DISPERSIVE MEDIA; FINITE CONDUCTIVITY; FULL-WAVE MODEL; GROUND WAVE PROPAGATION; GROUND WAVES; HIGHER ORDER; IONOSPHERIC ELECTROMAGNETIC PROPAGATION; LIGHTNING DISCHARGE; LOW FREQUENCY; MODEL SIMULATION; REFLECTED WAVES; SIGNAL PROPAGATION; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL VARIATION; WAVE SIMULATIONS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; ELECTROMAGNETISM; IONOSPHERE; IONOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT; LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; LIGHTNING;

SIMULATORS;

EID: 69649103596     PISSN: 00189375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEMC.2009.2022171     Document Type: Article

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